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Klein, Helen Altman – Adolescence, 1995
Examined self-perception during late adolescence as a correlate of individual temperament. Found that positive self-perception correlated with approaching, flexible, and positive mood patterns, and with high task orientation. Different aspects of self-perception showed distinct relationships with specific temperament dimensions. Noted men's and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Correlation
Samter, Wendy; Burleson, Brant R. – 1989
A study examined communication skills of college students to determine the relationship between individuals' skill valuings and their acceptance within peer groups of intact social systems. Data were gathered from 102 residents of two fraternities and 106 residents of two sororities. Subjects completed the Communication Functions Questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Measures, Communication Research, Communication Skills
Schonwetter, Dieter J. – 1995
This paper examines the effects of gender and test anxiety on students' achievement, cognition, and affects, with an interest in exploring why some students are less likely to benefit from classroom instruction than others. The data came from a western Canadian university study of 424 undergraduate students. Correlational and univariate statistics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Correlation
Wierzbicki, Michael – 1992
P. M. Lewinsohn has theorized that depression is related to the amount of positive reinforcement that an individual receives. Lewinsohn has supported this model in adults by showing that depression is correlated with an increase in unpleasant activities and a decrease in pleasant activities. This study extended Lewinsohn's model by developing…
Descriptors: Activities, Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences

Hamilton, Scott B.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Compares the extent to which adolescents worry about nuclear war to their frequency of worry about other issues. Looks at the empirical relationships among worry and grade level, gender, trait emotionality, and drug use. Results indicate that adolescents worry more often about school performance and social interactions than about nuclear war.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Anxiety

Levin, Tamar; Gordon, Claire – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1989
Describes study of Israeli secondary school students that was conducted to determine the extent to which gender and prior computer exposure affect students' attitudes toward computers prior to computer instruction in school. An attitude questionnaire designed to measure affective and cognitive attitudes toward computers is described, and results…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style